(Closed) Wedding Coordinator Not Really Open?

My fiance and I found the perfect wedding spot. Apparently, the venue only works through one coordinator, and (through some google searches) i found out that the coordinator was related to the people that owned the land and the venue.

I’ve managed to get the venue and the coordinator cost from her, but it was like pulling teeth. I’ve asked for more information regarding the pricing for the food and beveraging, but the coordinator is so slow to get back to us. It feels as if she doesn’t care (cause she doesn’t have to). I know she has dates open (b/c she shared them), but their quoting over $100/person (minimum) + 20% tip. I’m not opposed to the price, but think I need to have a definite idea of what that includes.

I would think she would just send me the contracts with the information in it, no? All the other venues wanted to throw all their info at us.

She probably wants to know you are 100 percent interested after hearing the price- since she is into pulling teeth. Do they have good reviews? I’d hate for your whole planning situation to be awkward and difficult!

Well, I guess they’re just starting to get into weddings (I haven’t found reviews and someone at the site said they’d only done a handful). But I know she’s booked several in the future (a lot of next summer is booked). The coordinator is really an “event coordinator” and the google searches I’ve done have found a few weddings, but no actual reviews.

I think this is a good indicator of what to expect when working with them (delayed responses etc). It’s tough to work with people who think they are too good to work with you. It’s much easier to work with someone who is providing better service. Just my thoughts.

Is she a wedding planner of the event co-ordinator? I found that a lot of venues have event co-ordinators, but these people were really working for the venue and were only there to get venue stuff done. They aren’t really there to help plan your wedding. My venue has an event co-ordinator, but I also hired a wedding planner to help with all my details.

There are definitely a couple barns around here that the average person can’t book. You get access to them if you’re working with the right planner. It’s a little annoying, but I can see the owners’ position…they don’t want just anyone setting up shop on their land. They want to make sure someone they trust is overseeing everything.